Wishing to return to one subject I
posted a while back and hoping that your readers, especially
new ones, may have something to share or even contact me
directly <web-czar@rcn.com>
with their stories?

This involves Civil Defense and one
part of it called CONELRAD.

In 1965 Civil Defense was on life
support but still very much present. The Cuban Missile
Crisis was still fresh in people's memories but CONELRAD was
at this point dead as of 1963. That is because the system
designed to throw off enemy bombers which could hone in on
radio tower broadcasts was obsolete. Its purpose was
shutting down all radio broadcasts then cluster relaying
signals on only two dial channels of 640 and 1240 kHz on the
AM dial (often seen with white triangles on the dial face in
those positions on radios made between 1953-1963) confusing
enemy radio radar. Interballistic missiles had become a
threat by then and did not need radio signals to find cities
to bomb.

I am still gathering information,
stories, and of course, articles in any format rather it be
paper, folders, pictures, or artifacts for my book about the
Cold War which will be geared towards elementary school age
children who haven't a clue about this part of our volatile
history. Any help is greatly appreciated!

http://www.nnhs65.com/cold-war.html
- WEBMISTRESS' NOTE:I hope this page isn't broken anywhere. It
makes me laugh hysterically ("All Your Base Are Belong to Us")
every time I look at it, and my tummy is already aching from laughing as
it is.

From Joe Drewry ('58) of VA - 08/27/12, 8:41 AM - "NNHS58 Classmates - do you
have family buried at Greenlawn?":

Reading the morning paper with morning coffee, I noticed a local
interest article on Greenlawn Cemetery history. It occurred to me
that some of my NNHS58 classmates probably have family buried at
Greenlawn.

Of course, my next thoughts concerned whether it is a sign of old
age to think an article on a cemetery is interesting!

I think I'll take the position that it is the history thing that
attracted my attention. The guy in the photo, Dan Phillips,
is an old Hokie friend of mine. I knew, or knew of, several of the
"notables" mentioned in the article. Probably those born a few
years after us do not know the name "Coca Cola" Brown for
example, nor that he invented the ubiquitous bottle opener in I
believe it was 1926.

So, to round out the history lesson, do you have relatives buried in
Greenlawn?

My week in Haiti before the hurricane
was amazing. I have a whole new look on life. These people have very
little but are happy and loving. They need so much but what we did in a
week was very helpful. Don and I installed fluorescent fixtures in
classrooms as well as fixed some quake damage, etc. We do not know how
fortunate we are.

WOWZERONI-RINI!
Thank you so much,
Phil! How wonderful that y'all
were able to have this experience! You're so right; we are so richly
blessed, yet we tend to take so much of it for granted, or worse we
often complain that we do not have enough.

One day, a grandpa
and his grandson went golfing. The young one was really good and the old
one was just giving him tips.

They were on hole 8
and there was a tree in the way. The grandpa said, "When I was your age,
I would hit the ball right over that tree."

So, the grandson hit
the ball and it bumped against the tree and landed not too far from
where it started.

"Of course," added
the grandpa, "when I was your age, the tree was only 3 feet tall."

DATES TO REMEMBER:

1. Thursday, September 6, 2012 - The NNHS Class of 1955 holds Lunch Bunch
gatherings on the first Thursday of every month at Steve & John's Steak House on
Jefferson Avenue just above Denbigh Boulevard in Newport News at 11:00 AM. The
luncheon is not limited to just the Class of '55; if you have friends in that
year, go visit with them.

3. Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - The NNHS Class of June 1942 meets at noon on
the second Wednesday of every other month for a Dutch treat lunch at the James
River Country Club, 1500 Country Club Road. PLEASE JOIN THEM. Give or take a few
years makes no difference. Good conversation, food and atmosphere. For details,
call Jennings Bryan at 803-7701 for reservations.